DoD Announces Competition

Week of January 14, 2008

The Department of Defense announced the inaugural $1.75 million Wearable Power Prize competition will be held at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 22 until Oct. 4, 2008. The competition gathers and tests wearable power-generating methods and techniques. The goal is to reduce the weight of power systems that warfighters carry to operate their radios, navigation, weapons, and other gear. Finalists will wear their power systems in field conditions, testing their ability to work when in motion and exposed to weather. For more information about the competition, visit the DoD Research and Engineering's Prize website.

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